Creation Science Rebuttal

Creation Science Evangelism

Birds from Dinosaurs?

In one
article on Kent Hovind's website, Creation Science Evangelism, Bruce Malone
argues against the popular theory that today's modern birds descended from
dinosaurs. 1

I will
be the first to admit that the jury is still out on this one, as not all
paleontologists are convinced. However, one cannot help when reading
Malone's article to notice some glaring mistakes, which demonstrate the
quality of his scientific work and conclusions. He makes three
observations concerning this theory.

1. "Birds have a totally
different respiratory system than reptiles." While nice to know,
this is irrelevant, because dinosaurs are not reptiles. Reptiles are a
totally different class of animal from dinosaurs. All reptiles are
cold-blooded. However, many paleontologists believe that many of the
dinosaur species were warm-blooded, especially those of the Raptor family,
the most likely ancestors of birds. Therefore, Malone is probably comparing apples and oranges.

2. "The hollow bones,
muscle design, keen eyesight, neurological commands, instincts, feathers,
and a hundred other unique bird features are completely different from
reptiles." Again, nice to know, but irrelevant, because dinosaurs
are not reptiles. When the study of dinosaurs first began, they were
compared to reptiles, and reputable scientists at the time referred to them
as such. This is no longer the case.

3. To paraphrase,
Archaeopteryx is too old (150 million years) to have been a transitional
form between dinosaurs and birds. Malone is truthful here, as many
believe it was a true bird. However, this matters not. If the
fossil record were complete, this would be a valid argument, but we will
never have a complete fossil record. We have no way of knowing, when
this transition occurred, if it occurred. Nor do we know how many
times it occurred. Archaeopteryx may have become extinct, and did not
evolve further, but another line of dinosaurs could have evolved into birds,
separate from archaeopteryx. This may be indicated by the many
excellent feathered dinosaurs found in China in recent years.

Rather
than relying on current scientific information, Malone, in referring
dinosaurs to reptiles, is mired in pre-1970s scientific information.
Such is the poor quality of his scientific research.

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